And by "favourite" I mean "still can't believe this isn't a joke". I still get more of an "old man who can't find his teeth" vibe when I look for him than a "hot guy" vibe, I just don't get it. (BTW do yourself a favour and do not GIS "paul ryan sexy". You will never be the same.)

I keep seeing commentary that Romney did what he wanted by drawing to a tie.

First, the polls about the debate, the only scoreboard that they have, show it wasn't a tie, so on that front it's utter bullshiat. Second, that framing belies a predisposition to want Romney to win for the purpose of the story. It says "I will take any result and make it sound like that's good for Romney." Even if they tied, that means they tied, not that Romney secretly won.

And they didn't tie. Romney looked like a he was out of his depth and was drowning in flop sweat.

You can argue whether it will have an impact on the race, but as far as the event itself goes Romney crashed and burned.

burndtdan:I keep seeing commentary that Romney did what he wanted by drawing to a tie.

First, the polls about the debate, the only scoreboard that they have, show it wasn't a tie, so on that front it's utter bullshiat. Second, that framing belies a predisposition to want Romney to win for the purpose of the story. It says "I will take any result and make it sound like that's good for Romney." Even if they tied, that means they tied, not that Romney secretly won.

And they didn't tie. Romney looked like a he was out of his depth and was drowning in flop sweat.

You can argue whether it will have an impact on the race, but as far as the event itself goes Romney crashed and burned.

Never underestimate the members of the media who want to keep it a "horserace" for their company's advertisers.